AS 91593 · 4 credits · Internal
Dance performance practices
Demonstrate understanding of dance performance practices
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This standard asks you to show you understand how dancers rehearse and perform—the actual practices and techniques that go into getting a dance ready for an audience. You'll need to research different rehearsal methods, try them out in dance exercises, and explain how they help communicate meaning in a performance. It's about the "how" and "why" of dance practice, not just doing the moves.
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What you actually do
- ·Research and explore different rehearsal practices and methods used in dance (like how dancers warm up, learn choreography, or refine movement)
- ·Apply these rehearsal practices in actual dance exercises to show you understand how they work
- ·Explain how different performance practices make a dance more effective at communicating its meaning
- ·Evaluate whether specific practices actually work and why they work for particular styles or purposes
- ·Justify why you'd choose certain practices over others for a particular dance context or goal
AAchieved
You can describe different rehearsal and performance practices, apply them in a dance exercise, and explain what they do (e.g., 'breath work helps control movement').
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